Power Plants Near 50249 — Stratford, IA

55 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50249 (Stratford, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.2847, -93.9029 · County: Hamilton

Wind 81%Natural Gas 10%Oil 5%Solar 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.1 mi	Great Pathfinder Wind Stratford, IA	Wind	224 MW	Great Pathfinder Wind
8.7 mi	Dayton (Ia) Dayton, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dayton - (Ia)
12.7 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
13.6 mi	Webster City Webster City, IA	Oil	21 MW	City Of Webster City - (Ia)
14.1 mi	Lundgren Wind Project Otho, IA	Wind	251 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
15.5 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
16.4 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
16.9 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
18.2 mi	Beaver Creek Wind Ogden, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
18.6 mi	Ogden Ogden, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Ogden - (Ia)
19.7 mi	Gowrie Gowrie, IA	Oil	3 MW	Gowrie Municipal Utilities
19.8 mi	Poet Biorefining - Gowrie Gowrie, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Gowrie
22.1 mi	Holliday Creek Solar Fort Dodge, IA	Solar	100 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
22.3 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
22.7 mi	Junction Hilltop Wind Farm Dana, IA	Wind	8 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
23.4 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
23.4 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
23.6 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
23.6 mi	Century Blairsburg, IA	Wind	201 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
24.2 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
24.4 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
24.6 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
25.2 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
25.8 mi	Rippey Wind Farm Grand Junction, IA	Wind	50 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
27.1 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
27.1 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
27.1 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
27.2 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
27.3 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
27.4 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
27.5 mi	Hardin Hilltop Wind Llc Jefferson, IA	Wind	15 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
29.7 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
29.7 mi	Grand Junction Grand Junction, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Grand Junction - (Ia)
30.0 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
31.0 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
31.4 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
32.5 mi	Perry Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Perry, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
34.6 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
36.5 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
41.2 mi	Phoenix Investors, Llc Belmond, IA	Oil	5 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
41.9 mi	Whispering Willow North Latimer, IA	Wind	201 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
42.2 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
42.8 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
43.2 mi	Pocahontas Prairie Wind Farm Pomeroy, IA	Wind	80 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
43.9 mi	Sycamore (Ia) Johnston, IA	Natural Gas	158 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.1 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
46.6 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.2 mi	Panora Panora, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Panora - (Ia)
47.7 mi	Pomeroy Wind Farm Fonda, IA	Wind	286 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.4 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.5 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
49.0 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.1 mi	Coon Rapids Ii Coon Rapids, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Coon Rapids
49.5 mi	West Diesel Generation Unit Pocahontas, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Pocahontas - (Ia)
49.9 mi	Kossuth County Wind Lu Verne, IA	Wind	70 MW	Kossuth County Wind, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 55 power plants within 50 miles of Stratford, Iowa (ZIP 50249), with a combined 3,188 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 27 of the 55 nearby plants. The closest plant is Great Pathfinder Wind at 5.1 miles.

Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.

All data comes from federal EIA and EPA releases. For a printable version of this proximity search, use the report link below. To explore all plants in Iowa, visit the Iowa state page.

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